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ButlerVB v Indiana State 09/06/24
Damon Rector
3
Winner Butler Butler 2-4,0-0 Big East
1
Indiana St. INS 1-4,0-0 MVC
Winner
Butler Butler
2-4,0-0 Big East
3
Final
1
Indiana St. INS
1-4,0-0 MVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Butler Butler 25 20 25 25 (3)
Indiana St. INS 22 25 20 14 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ethan Polak

Three Bulldogs Reach Double-Digit Kills in 3-1 Victory Over Indiana State

TERRE HAUTE, IN — The Bulldogs completed sweep in the home-home series against Indiana State winning in four sets (25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 25-14). Butler hit for a new season .338 hitting percentage with three different Bulldogs reaching 14 or more kills in the match including Elise Ward (16), Laiya Ebo (14), and Abby Maesch (14).

Butler 25-22
The Bulldogs began the match on top after using kills from Grace Boggess and Elise Ward to jump to a 4-3 lead. Indiana State would quickly respond with consecutive 4-0 spurts to flip the score to 13-6. Ward and the Bulldogs weren't giving up that easily as she would add three kills and a serving ace during a 5-0 run to regain the lead at 18-17. Butler would then close out the set using kills from Ward and Laiya Ebo to clinch Set 1.

Indiana State 25-20
Middle blockers Boggess and Destiny Cherry gave the Bulldogs another early lead in the second set 3-1. The Sycamores would fight back to take an 11-9. Despite the score remaining within one point, Indiana State would not let go of their lead the rest of the set eventually lengthening their lead to 25-20.

Butler 25-20
Indiana State continued to put on the pressure at the start of the third set taking a 5-4 lead. However, the Bulldogs flipped a switch going on an incredible 8-0 run highlighted by kills from Abby Maesch to jump to a 20-9 lead. The Sycamores would slowly crawl back into the set cutting the lead to 24-20, but the Bulldogs would then force an attacking error to secure the win in the third set.

Butler 25-14
Set 4 was all Bulldogs after they used an early 5-0 with three kills from Ebo to take an 11-3 lead. Butler would continue to pile on the score after a serving ace by Cora Taylor made the score 18-7. Ward would eventually clinch the win with a kill to complete the sweep in the home-home series. 

Stat of the Match: The Bulldogs unleashed an all-out attack against Indiana State hitting .324 as a team. Three Bulldogs each collected 14 or more kills in the match including Elise Ward (16), Laiya Ebo (14), and Abby Maesch (14).

Inside the Box Score
  • Taylor set a new season-high 53 assists (13.25 per set) to go with five digs and a serving ace
  • Ward led the team with 16 kills and 16 digs to earn her first double-double of the season
  • Ebo hit for a match-high .545 on 22 attacks with 14 kills and two blocks
  • Maesch collected her first double-double of the season after amassing 14 kills and 11 digs
  • Evans totaled 11 digs, three assists, and three serving aces
  • Boggess was the third different Bulldog to hit for .500 or higher while collecting nine kills
  • Destiny Cherry hit for .412 with eight kills and a team-high four blocks
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head out west to Phoenix, Ariz. for the GCU Classic with their first match slated for 7:30PM ET against Pacific.
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